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Better Popcorn, Better Prizes! 

Unit Kernels: Register Here

 

Get on the Fred Meyer Waiting list

email: dcounts@bsamail.org 

Downloads 

 

 2010 District Popcorn Kernels

 
New Anchorage Popcorn Pickup Location
NEWS FLASH: Pecatonica River is now our Popcorn Supplier
Commission Structure
2010 Popcorn Timeline
Registration Date for Fred Meyer Store Entrances Extended!
Kickoffs
What else is new?

  If you would like more information  email us.

 New Anchorage Popcorn Pickup Location

   Attention Denali and Eklutna Popcorn Kernels

 

Lynden has given us our own warehouse to use for popcorn distribution.  We will be using the old Consolidated Frieghtways building by the downtown train station.  Click on the link below for a Google Map.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Address:

801 West 1st Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501-1666

 Google Map:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102340295992923415560.00048f62018b1be29eb68&ll=61.221532,-149.891603&spn=0.007262,0.019205&t=h&z=16

 

Dave

dcounts@bsamail.org

 

message posted: 3:56:26 PM - Friday, September 03, 2010

 NEWS FLASH: Pecatonica River is now our Popcorn Supplier
In 1983, Rural Route 1 Popcorn was approached by the U.S. Grant District Boy Scouts of America to produce a pail of popcorn to be used as a fundraiser. Pecatonica River Popcorn was established as an exclusive brand solely for Scouting use. Upon a successful fall sale in 1983, the Blackhawk Area Council of Rockford, IL joined with Pecatonica River for the fall sale of 1984.

Since that initial Council sale in 1984, Pecatonica River has had numerous plant and production expansions. In 1992, a new plant was built in the Livingston Industrial Park, in 1998 expansion doubled the original plant size, in 1999 additional warehousing was constructed and in 2004 that warehouse was doubled. In 2008 we expanded our microwave popcorn line.

These expansions are driven by more and more Councils joining the Pecatonica River team. Currently we serve 16 Boy Scout Councils.

Pecatonica River’s niche has been to provide an individualized program for each Council, capitalizing on their strengths and assets. Everything from specific container designs, to unique products and specialized forms create a program unique to each Council.

Our goal at Pecatonica River has been and always will be to make the best popcorn possible, consistently, efficiently and with high attention to detail. This goal is what keeps us in business year after year.

 Commission Structure

 

·         Base: 30%

·         Super Kernel: 2%

o        Unit attends kickoff

o        On-time popcorn prize orders for both Show and Sell (8/19/2010) and Take order (10/20/10)

·         Supper Seller: 4%

o        Units that sold $0 -$25k in 2009 will need to increase sales by 15%

o        Units that sold $25k – $50k in 2009 will need to increase sales by 10%

o        Units that sold $50k – $75k in 2009 will need to increase sales by 5%

o        Units that sold $75k – $100k in 2009 will need to increase sales by 2.5%

 2010 Popcorn Timeline

·         8/9/2010 – Denali/ Eklutna Kickoff

o        6pm Wendler Middle School

·         8/10/2010 – Tustumena Kickoff

o        6pm Cook Inlet Aquaculture Assoc. on K-Beach Road

·         8/11/2010 – Bear Paw Kickoff

o        6pm Good Sheppard Lutheran

·         8/19/2010 – Show and Sell order due (online)

·         9/10 - 11/2010 – Show and Sell Popcorn pickup Eklutna, Bear Paw, Denali

·         9/17/2010 – Show and Sell Popcorn pickup Tustumena

·         10/16/2010 – Product Return (Anchorage office)

·         10/20/2010 – Take order and Prize order due (online)

·         11/12-13/2010 – Take order pickup Eklutna, Bear Paw, Denali

·         11/19/2010 – Take order pickup Tustumena

o        Check Due at the time of product pickup. A check for the total money less unit commission will be handed in prior to receiving product pickup. The check will be held by the council for cashing on December 7th 2010.

 Registration Date for Fred Meyer Store Entrances Extended!

Register your unit’s Kernel by July 23rd in order to sell at Fred Meyer Store Entrances.

 

 

Posted: Friday, June 04, 2010

 Kickoffs
  • Denali & Eklutna: August 9, 2010 6-7pm.  Wendler Middle School
  • Tustumena: August 10, 2010 6-7pm. Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association on K-Beach road
  • Bear Paw: August 11. 2010 6-7pm.  Good Shepard Lutheran Church
  • Maritime: TBD

 What else is new?

1.       Earlier Start: Feedback from the 2009 sale indicated that units wanted the sale to start sooner. District Kickoffs will begin happening the second week in August.

2.       Fred Meyer entrances: The Great Alaska Council is currently in negotiations with Fred Meyer to ensure the fair distribution of Fred Meyer Store entrances. Units that are organized and have their Kernels recruited and registered by July 1st, 2010 will have priority when being considered for store entrances.

3.       Popcorn Newsletter: We created this page to act as a resource for unit Kernels. All information that the council has concerning the 2010 sale will be posted here.